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Key Distributions for Charmless Semileptonic B Decay
We present theoretical predictions for a few phenomenologically interesting
distributions in the semileptonic b->u decays which are affected by Fermi
motion. The perturbative effects are incorporated at the one-loop level and
appear to be very moderate. Our treatment of Fermi motion is based directly on
QCD, being encoded in the universal distribution function F(x). The decay
distributions in the charged lepton energy, invariant mass of hadrons, hadron
energy, and q^2 are given. We note that typically about 90% of all decay events
are expected to have M_X < M_D; this feature can be exploited in determination
of |V_ub|.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figures (incorporated in the LaTeX file); plain LaTe
Lifetimes of Heavy-Flavour Hadrons -- Whence and Whither?
A theoretical treatment for the weak decays of heavy-flavour hadrons has been
developed that is genuinely based on QCD. Its methodology as it applies to
total lifetimes and the underlying theoretical issues are sketched. Predictions
are compared with present data. One discrepancy emerges: the beauty baryon
lifetime appears to be significantly shorter than expected. The ramifications
of those findings are analyzed in detail.Comment: 15 pages, no figures, LATEX, two references added and new information
concerning a lower charm content in B decays incorporate
Precision Studies of Duality in the 't Hooft Model
We address numerical aspects of local quark-hadron duality using the example
of the exactly solvable 't Hooft model, two-dimensional QCD with N_c -->
infinity. The primary focus of these studies is total semileptonic decay widths
relevant for extracting |V_{cb}| and |V_{ub}|. We compare the exact
channel-by-channel sum of exclusive modes to the corresponding rates obtained
in the standard 1/m_Q expansion arising from the Operator Product Expansion. An
impressive agreement sets in unexpectedly early, immediately after the
threshold for the first hadronic excitation in the final state. Yet even at
higher energy release it is possible to discern the seeds of duality-violating
oscillations. We find the ``Small Velocity'' sum rules to be exceptionally well
saturated already by the first excited state. We also obtain a convincing
degree of duality in the differential distributions and in an analogue of
R_{e^+e^-}(s). Finally, we discuss possible lessons for semileptonic decays of
actual heavy quarks in QCD.Comment: 45 pages, 16 eps figures include
A Vademecum on Quark-Hadron Duality
We present an elementary introduction to the problem of quark-hadron duality
and its practical limitations, in particular as it concerns local duality
violation in inclusive B meson decays. We show that the accurate definition of
duality violation elaborated over the recent years allows one to derive
informative constraints on violations of local duality. The magnitude of
duality violation is particularly restricted in the total semileptonic widths.
This explains its strong suppression in concrete dynamical estimates. We
analyze the origin of the suppression factors in a model-independent setting,
including a fresh perspective on the Small Velocity expansion. A new
potentially significant mechanism for violation of local duality in
\Gamma_sl(B) is analyzed. Yet we conclude that the amount of duality violation
in \Gamma_sl(B) must be safely below the half percent level, with realistic
estimates being actually much smaller. Violation of local duality in
\Gamma_sl(B) is thus far below the level relevant to phenomenology. We also
present a cautionary note on the B->D^* decay amplitude at zero recoil and show
that it is much more vulnerable to violations of quark-hadron duality than
\Gamma_sl(B). A critical review of some recent literature is given. We point
out that the presently limiting factor in genuinely model-independent
extraction of V_cb is the precise value of the short-distance charm quark mass.
We suggest a direct and precise experimental check of local quark-hadron
duality in semileptonic B->X_c l\nu decays.Comment: 48 pages, 4 figures; LaTe
Heavy Quark Expansion and Preasymptotic Corrections to Decay Widths in the 't Hooft Model
We address nonperturbative power corrections to inclusive decay widths of
heavy flavor hadrons in the context of the 't Hooft model (two-dimensional QCD
at N_c->oo), with the emphasis on the spectator-dependent effects sensitive to
the flavor of the spectator. The summation of exclusive widths is performed
analytically using the `t Hooft equation. We show that the 1/m_Q expansion of
both the Weak Annihilation and Pauli Interference widths coincides with the OPE
predictions, to the computed orders. Violation of local duality in the
inclusive widths is quantified, and the new example is identified where the OPE
prediction and the actual effect are completely saturated by a single final
state. The qualitative aspects of quark hadronization emerging from the
analysis in the 't Hooft model are discussed. Certain aspects of summation of
spectator-independent hadronic weak decay widths are given in more detail,
which were not spelled out previously. We also give some useful details of the
1/m_Q expansion in the 't~Hooft model.Comment: 54 pages, 8 figures in the text. Version to be published in Phys.
Rev. D. A number of typos are corrected and relevant references added.
Clarifications in Conclusions, Appendices 2.1 and 3 are adde
Final state phases in B -> D\pi, \bar{D}\pi decays and CP-asymmetry
Final state phases \delta_f and \delta_f' in B-> D pi, barD pi decays are
shown to be equal i.e. \delta =\delta_f-\delta_f' = 0. Thus CP-violating
asymmetry A(t) is independent of final state phases. The estimate for the
phases \delta_f and \delta_f' is also given.Comment: 6 pages, no figur
Transverse Momentum Distribution in b-> s Gamma
We present the complete calculation of the transverse momentum distribution
for the decay b->s Gamma. The contributions of the leading operator O_7 are
computed: infrared logarithms are resummed with next-to-leading accuracy,
according to usual techniques of resummation. Non logarithmic terms are
evaluated to O(alpha_S) by calculating one loop diagrams.Comment: Talk given 10th International QCD Conference (QCD 03), Montpellier,
France, 2-9 Jul 2003. 4 page
Analytical Heavy Quark Expansion in the 't Hooft Model
We present a number of exact relations for the heavy quark limit and develop
an analytical 1/m_Q expansion for heavy mesons in the 't Hooft model. Among the
new results are relation 3\mu_\pi^2=\bar\Lambda^2 - m_{sp}^2+\beta^2, 1/m_Q
corrections to the decay constants, to the kinetic expectation values and
1/m_Q^2 nonperturbative corrections to the B->D amplitude at zero recoil. The
properties of the IW functions are addressed and the small velocity sum rules
are verified.Comment: 22 pages, plain LaTeX (no figures
Weak phase information from the color suppressed B_d^0 -> D^{*0} K^{*0} modes
The decay channels are investigated for extracting
weak phase information. These channels are described by color-suppressed
tree diagrams only and are free from penguin contributions. The branching
ratios for these channels are found to be
which can be measured at the currently running factories. The method
presented here may be well-suited to determine the phase .Comment: 11 pages, revised extensively, version to appear in Phys. Rev.
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